Rent Hey Hey It's Esther Blueburger (2008)
3.2 of 5 from 62 ratings
1h 38min
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- Synopsis:
- Coming-of-age comedy that explores what it’s really like to be an outsider in your own world. Esther (newcomer, Danielle Catanzariti) is not like other girls; she befriends a duck, talks to God through the toilet and break-dances at her bar-mitzvah. Her all-girls private school is a daily torment of mind-numbing conformity and bell-ringing rituals. Home is a pressure cooker driven by her mother, Grace’s (Essie Davis) demand for perfection. But life changes when Esther meets Sunni (Keisha Castle-Hughes) and her mother, Mary (Toni Collette). She learns that it’s ok to be different and being true to yourself is more important than fitting in.
- Actors:
- Danielle Catanzariti, Cassandra Jinman, Talia Monaghan, Yen Yen Stender, Laura Kettle, Lucy Carey, Tisha Adey, Leticia Monaghan, Christian Byers, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Essie Davis, Edwin Hodgeman, Russell Dykstra, Vanessa Downing, Poh Ling Yeow, Bridget Walters, Esme Proudman, Deidre Rubenstein, Tony Mack, Caitlin McDougall
- Directors:
- Cathy Randall
- Writers:
- Cathy Randall
- Studio:
- High Fliers
- Genres:
- Comedy
- Countries:
- Australia
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Reviews (1) of Hey Hey It's Esther Blueburger
Ave - Hey Hey It's Esther Blueburger review by JD
Centred on the alienisation of a pubescent Jewish girl this film also looks at the effect of cold parenting. I didn't find the observations either perceptive or well portrayed. Descibed as a comedy / comedy drama examples include rolling a sock down as a symbol of rebellion and her brother's transition in devout Judaism because of a change of schools. Didn't really impress me but I suspect the target audience is girls; they must have been very disappointed with the censorship which stops their intended audience watching.
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